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I Am A Word: Words as Names

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore nouns. In this grammar lesson, students read the book If You Give a Pig a Pancake and identify the nouns in the text. Students classify the nouns under the categories of a person, place, or thing.
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Reported Speech

For Teachers 5th
In this grammar exercise worksheet ,students study statements of reported speech. Students rewrite 15 sentences correctly using quotation marks.
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Soft Syllable Endings

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete a crossword puzzle. In this grammar activity, 6th graders discuss what a list of words have in common. Students complete a crossword puzzle focusing on words with soft syllable endings.
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"Board" Games

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders practice using adjectives in writing. In this grammar lesson, 6th graders take pictures of items they can describe. Students write sentences with adjectives to describe the item in the photo.
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Opposite-Word Concentration

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students participate in an opposite-word concentration game. In this grammar lesson plan, students use an old deck of playing cards and glue small squares of opposite illustrations to the back of each card. Students make as many matches...
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Science Fiction

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore writing science fiction books. In this creative writing lesson, students become familiar with science fiction and write their own science fiction story. Students use correct sentences and paragraph structure to write...
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Professions in My Village

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students construct oral sentences including what they did  "before" and "after" the tsunami. In this ESL vocabulary development and verb tense practice instructional activity, students orally state what is illustrated on a flash...
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Twin Words

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this grammar worksheet, students will use a word bank to find the twin word match for 8 problems, complete 8 sentences using twin words from a different word bank, and complete 6 twin word sets using their own knowledge.
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Complex Sentences Made Easy (cont.)

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this grammar worksheet, young scholars learn to combine sentences with subordinating conjunctions and adverb clauses. Students complete 12 questions. Note: This page refers young scholars to a list on a page that is not included here.
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Clauses

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this grammar worksheet, pupils match main clauses to subordinate clause to make sentences. Students write subordinate clauses to add more information to the main clause of the sentence.
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Intermediate Paragraph Correction

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this grammar worksheet, students read a paragraph with 8 incorrect phrases underlined then answer 8 multiple choice questions where they choose the phrase that best corrects each corresponding part of the paragraph.
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Verbs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students play a game. In this grammar lesson, students play charades where they must act out a verb that has been written on a piece of paper.
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Preposition Practice

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners learn about prepositions. In this grammar lesson, students define prepositions and learn how they work. Learners study a list of common prepositions and locate them in sentences.
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Mrs. Perkins' Dolch Words: #15 Scrambled Sentences

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice sight words. In this dolch word lesson, students use dolch word cards to form grammatically correct sentences.
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Contractions

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify contractions.  In this grammar and writing instructional activity, 1st graders take a picture walk, read a book about the ocean and locate contractions throughout the story.
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History of the English Language - Word Origins

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use on-line resources to research their own name, determine its language origin and meaning. They take an on-line quiz to determine their "naming-style."
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Conditional Grammar Quiz- Conditional 0, 1, 2, and 3

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this language arts worksheet, students answer 5 multiple choice questions in which they choose a phrase to complete a conditional statement. All sentences have the word "if" and students select the most correct way to end the sentence.
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Henry Spelman: The Powhatan Indians' English Boy

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read and analyze narrative writing by and about Henry Spelman, a boy-laborer who helped settle Jamestown. They read biographical information, discuss the harsh conditions, and write a narrative piece on Henry's experiences.
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Grammar Practice

For Teachers 4th - 5th
For this grammar worksheet, students read about adjectives. For example, "In English we use the same form of adjective whether we are male or female..."
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Sentence Auction

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students read sentences and try to identify which ones are grammatically correct and which contain grammatical errors.
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Scrambled Sentences

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here's a clever classroom game that will help learners with their sentence writing skills. It's a fast-paced game that is played in groups. Each makes up scrambled sentences that the other groups must solve. There are plenty of examples...
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Composition Express

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Although this lesson was written to use Express Magazine, it could easily be done with a different source. Pupils write on topics of their choosing, using vocabulary and phrases selected by the teacher. They then create their own...
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Proving the Purpose of Punctuation

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Explore the importance of correct verbal and written communication in the real world. Middle schoolers brainstorm what their world would be like without punctuation, listen to and read excerpts without punctuation, and record and present...
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Jump-Start the Reading of Authentic Latin

For Teachers Higher Ed
Are your advanced learners reading authentic Latin this year? Whether you're teaching Caesar, Cicero or Virgil, use some of these strategies to map out your unit. What do you focus on? Consider taking small passages and making that the...

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